These were what we called smatchets (although the pic is only a repro for a presentation plaque); all the others--like the ones shown on this thread--we called bolos. My personal favorite was a bolo I picked up in the Philippines made from a piece of an old car spring. Po-tay-toe...po-tah-toh.
Richard
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